39th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080233779 | Method and Apparatus for the Manufacture of a Terminal for a Lead-Acid Type Accumulator and a Terminal Manufactured Therewith - A method of manufacturing a lead terminal for an accumulator by plastic deformation on a cold-working apparatus that has a shaping station ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233780 | Power socket having illuminated plug receiving apertures - The present invention provides an electrical power socket having illuminated prong receiving apertures. A light source, such as a light emitting diode, is mounted within the power socket and is operatively connected to a voltage converter capable of converting supply AC voltage into operating DC voltage. A switch or ambient light sensor may be provided for selectively operating the light source. The power socket may be used with a wall mounted power outlet, power strip or power extension cord. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233781 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a base having insertion holes in parallel at a predetermined pitch, A connector has a base having insertion holes in parallel at a predetermined pitch, H-shape connecting terminals laterally inserted into the insertion holes, each connecting terminal having a support contact piece on a lower side of the connecting terminal, a manipulation contact piece on an upper side of the connecting terminal, and a coupling portion which couples the support contact piece and the manipulation piece, and a manipulation lever rotatably attached to a bearing portion of the support contact piece disposed on a first side of the base. A latching pawl, formed on a first end of the support contact piece, is latched on an edge portion of the base. A flexible board is inserted from an opening on a second side of the base. The manipulation lever manipulates the manipulation contact piece to bring an end portion of the manipulation contact piece into pressure-contact with the flexible board. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233782 | Terminal Block - The optical reduction of openings ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233783 | INTEGRATED OVERMOLDED CABLE SEAL AND GASKET FOR AN ELECTRONIC MODULE - An electronic module includes a housing with at least two housing parts; a cable including a sheath end and a plurality of conductors extending from the sheath end; and a one-piece, multi-function seal between the cable and the housing. The multi-function seal includes a cable seal overmolded on the cable at the sheath end with the plurality of conductors being exposed from the multi-function seal. The multi-function seal further includes an integral gasket extending from the cable seal and positioned between at least two housing parts. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233784 | Connector assembly with cavity sealing plug - An electrical connector is shown having a housing having terminal receiving passageways, which receives a plurality of electrical terminals therein. The connector housing has a rear wire seal having a plurality of apertures at a rear face thereof for receiving terminals and a terminated conductor therethrough. At least one of the plurality of electrical terminal passageways is empty, and the sealing plug is positioned in the terminal receiving passageway to seal the cavity from the rear side thereof. The sealing plug also includes a latching surface for latching with the latch of the housing, and further provides a forward portion to deflect an installed shunt downwardly to prevent stubbing of a pin contact of a mating connector. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233785 | Electrical connector assemblies and joint assemblies and methods for using the same - An electrical joint assembly for connecting a plurality of conductors includes a busbar hub and a plurality of limiter modules. The busbar hub includes an electrically conductive busbar body and a plurality of conductor legs extending from the busbar body. The limiter modules each include a fuse element. Each of the limiter modules is connected to a respective one of the conductor legs and is connectable to a respective conductor to provide a fuse controlled connection between the respective conductor leg and the respective conductor. Each of the limiter modules is independently removable from the respective one of the conductor legs. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233786 | SEPARABLE LOADBREAK CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM - Separable loadbreak connectors include an interference element spaced about the contact tube that is configured to engage a portion of a connector piston. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233787 | Implosion Connector and Method for Use With Transmission Line Conductors Comprising Composite Cores - An electrical connector that can be compressed onto a composite transmission line without causing catastrophic damage to the non-metal/steel core. The electrical connector comprises a sleeve and a compression regulator that limits compression of the sleeve. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233788 | Electrical connector with recessed configuration of push arms - An IC socket connector comprises a base and perimeter walls with corresponding inner sidewalls and outer sidewalls to form an inner cavity therebetween for receiving an IC package. An inner sidewall of the perimeter walls has a push arm at least which has an interfacing part between an inclined lead-in surface and a flat surface at the terminal end of the push arm. The distance from the interfacing part to the contact area is larger than the one from the corresponding inner sidewall to the contact area. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233789 | LOCK STRUCTURE OF CONNECTOR - In a connector lock structure | 2008-09-25 |
20080233790 | Electrical connector having lever with protective shroud - An electrical connector assembly is shown having a housing member with a lever assist which rotatably draws complimentary connectors together. The lever assist is attached by way of mounting studs to a shroud on each side of the sidewall of the connector housing where the lever arms are positioned within the shroud to protect the lever arms and the gear teeth on the free ends of the lever arms. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233791 | COMPRESSION SNAP ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - One of a set of caps, each having a bore for accepting a conductor within a predetermined range of diameters, has at least one ridge on an external surface thereof formed of a surface pair, with the area of one of the surface pairs being much greater than the other one of the surface pairs. This cap is received into a bore of female connector body with a center pin. The female connector body has one, and preferably has two, grooves formed by a like differential surface pair. A front end of the cap is cut up into fingers which, upon contacting a sloped surface in the female connector body, will fold radially inwardly to clamp the conductor to the center pin. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233792 | Media power protection system and method - A media power protection system comprises a media controller configured to detect a type of media card coupled to a multi-card connector, and a protection circuit configured to selectively enable at least one of a plurality of power supply interfaces of the multi-card connector based on the type of media card. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233793 | Press-fit device for connecting two electronic components - A press-fit device is used for connecting two electronic components, a plurality of conductive substrates are set on a surface of a first electronic component, and a contact area is set on a second electronic component corresponding to the conductive substrates. The press-fit device includes a fixing plate, a press-fit piece and a fixing plate. The fixing plate is fixed on the first electronic component, the press-fit piece is assembled with the fixing plate, and the flexible insulator is set between the press-fit piece and the second electronic component. When pressed, the press-fit piece presses the flexible insulator and further presses flexibly the contact area of the second electronic component and the conductive substrate of the first electronic component. The electronic connection between the first electronic component and the second electronic component performs well, and operation is easy, while assembly and disassembly are also easy. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233794 | Threaded connector and patch cord having a threaded connector - A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of a multi-pair cable. The connector including a threaded arrangement that engages a jacket of the multi-pair cable to secure the connector relative to the end of the multi-pair cable. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233795 | Electrical connector enclosure - An electrical connector enclosure which includes a framework having at least one wall, and which at least partly defines an internal cavity; and a moveable panel mounted on the framework, the panel being moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the internal cavity, and wherein the at least one wall and the moveable panel cooperate to define a conductor aperture when the moveable panel is located in the closed position relative to the internal cavity. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233796 | Plug or Coupler of Coaxial Plug-In Connection in a Waterproof Embodiment - Disclosed is a plug ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233797 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR RECEIVING AN ELECTRICAL MODULE - An electrical connector for receiving an electrical module. The electrical module has a convex on a lateral surface. The electrical connector comprises an insulated housing, a plurality of terminals and a metallic shell. The insulated housing has at least a stop wall on an edge and has an indentation corresponding to the convex. The terminals are set in the insulated housing separately. The metallic shell completely surrounds both the insulated housing and the electrical module to avoid operations of the electrical module from being affected by exterior electromagnetic waves. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233798 | Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Slide Flash Memory - A portable USB device with an improved configuration is described herein. According to one embodiment, a portable USB device includes a core unit having a USB plug connector coupled to one or more multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory devices and an MLC flash controller disposed therein. The portable USB device further includes a housing for enclosing the core unit, including a front end opening to allow the USB plug connector to be deployed. The portable USB device further includes a core unit carrier for carrying the core unit for deploying and retracting the core unit, including a slide button to allow a finger of a user to slide the USB plug connector of the core unit in and out of the housing via the front end opening of the housing. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233799 | Pluggable Module And Cage - An EMI-minimized transceiver and a rectangular-shaped collar including a plurality of contact fingers for making electrical contact with a chassis in which a transceiver cage comprising the collar and the cage body is mounted are provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233800 | HIGH SPEED SIGNAL BACKPLANE INTERFACE - A modular chassis-based system may include a high speed backplane and multiple line cards. A connector connects the backplane to each line card for greater performance. The connector may include a stripline with a curved portion that transitions from the line cards to the backplane. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233801 | Electrical connector with ferrite block assembly - A filtering ferrite block assembly for squib system electrical conductors including a first ferrite block including first conductor channels; and a second ferrite block including second conductor channels. The second ferrite block is adapted to be connected to the first ferrite block with portions of the electrical conductors therebetween. The electrical conductors extend through the first and second conductor channels between the two ferrite blocks. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233802 | CONNECTOR WITH FILTER FUNCTION - A connector with filter function is provided. The connector has a plurality of terminal lines and plastic packages for enclosing the terminal lines. Each of the terminal lines and plastic packages/dielectric material are formed with periodically repeated pattern, so that equivalent capacitors and inductors are formed in the connector. Therefore, the connector also functions as a filter. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233803 | Integrated connector apparatus and methods - An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the electrical connector comprises an insulative housing comprising one or more electronic components, a plurality of electrical conductors in signal communication with the electronic components and adapted to interface with a plug and a plurality of terminals in signal communication with the one or more electronic components. In one aspect, the plurality of terminals are adapted to interface with one or more externally mounted electronic components on the printed circuit board thereby filtering signals passing between the electrical conductors and the printed circuit board, with the externally mounted electronic components mounted within the footprint of the electrical connector. Methods of manufacture for the aforementioned electrical connector and business methods are also disclosed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233804 | PROGRESSIVE UNPLUGGING MULTI-CARDS BODY - A card body comprises a first card body (ID-1 card | 2008-09-25 |
20080233805 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233806 | Electrical connector with crosstalk canceling features - An electrical connector system includes first and second connector assemblies. Each connector assembly includes contacts arranged in at least two differential pairs wherein one of the pairs is an aggressor pair and one of the pairs is a victim pair. A differential signal carried by the aggressor pair generates far end crosstalk on the victim pair. The contacts are arranged such that, when the first and second connector assemblies are electrically connected to each other, the far end crosstalk on the victim pair in the first connector assembly has a magnitude and a polarity, and the far end crosstalk on the victim pair in the second connector assembly has the same magnitude and an opposite polarity. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233807 | Terminal block assemblies and methods for making the same - Terminal block assemblies for electrical power distribution and methods of making such terminal block assemblies are provided. The terminal block assemblies include a terminal housing having a front side and a back side. The terminal housing defines at least one aperture therethrough with the aperture extending through the front side and the back side for receipt of an electrical connection within the terminal housing. At least one terminal is provided with the terminal configured to be securable to the electrical connection outside the terminal housing. At least one fastener device is provided for securing the terminal within the aperture of the terminal housing. The fastener device holds the terminal within the terminal housing with the terminal extending outward from the front side such that the electrical connection are fixed within the terminal housing. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233808 | Conductor terminal and leaf spring contact therefor - A leaf spring contact ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233809 | Press-fit power connector - A press-fit power connector includes a female terminal base, a plurality of female power terminals and a plurality of female signal terminals. The female power terminals and the female signal terminals are mounted on the female terminal base. Each female power terminal has a terminal contacting portion, a fixing portion, and a pin portion. The terminal contacting portion has an end hole and a clamp slot on one end, and the end hole connects with the clamp slot. The fixing portion is formed by extending the other end of the terminal contacting portion and has at least one borehole. The pin portion is formed by bending and extending one end of the fixing portion which is far away from the terminal contacting portion and has an eye of needle. Based on the above structure, the present invention can improve the yield of products and reduces manufacturing costs. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233810 | Contact terminal and electric connector using the same - A contact terminal, comprising a flat portion, a first bent portion extending from the flat portion, and defining an opening structure therein; a second bent portion extending from the first bent portion; and a contact engaging portion extending from the second bent portion, and including a downward tab extending into the opening structure of the first bend portion when depressed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233811 | ELECTRONICALLY ASSISTED REVERSE GATE SYSTEM FOR A JET PROPULSION WATERCRAFT - An electronically assisted reverse gate system for a jet propulsion watercraft is provided. Control electronics are in communication with the operator interface of the watercraft to obtain commands from the operator, such as a selection between a forward, reverse or neutral mode, a braking command or a slow mode. The control electronics evaluates the target setting for these commands. This evaluation is made taking into consideration the operating conditions of the watercraft. Control signals are sent to an appropriate actuating device to adjust the gate orientation accordingly. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233812 | CONTROLLER FOR BOAT PROPULSION SYSTEM AND BOAT PROPULSION SYSTEM - A controller for a boat propulsion system has an adjusting device arranged to adjust an inclination angle in the vertical direction of the boat propulsion system by a drive unit, the controller arranged to perform drive control of the adjusting device, a storage section provided in the controller and arranged to store a limit value of the inclination angle, and a connector arranged to communicate with a service tool, wherein the controller is arranged to set the limit value from the service tool and stop the drive unit when the inclination angle reaches the limit value. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233813 | WATER CRAFT DRIVEN BY HUMAN-POWERED LAND VEHICLE - A human-powered land vehicle, such as a bicycle, is mountable to a collapsible water craft having a compact drive unit which can be pivoted about two orthogonal axes, one for directing the thrust for steering the craft, the other for raising or lowering the thrust assembly. The drive unit is releasably mountable to the frame of the vehicle and is connected in use to receive torque from the crank, for instance by an endless chain, and by a remote linkage to the handlebars, or like steering device of the vehicle. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233814 | PROPULSION DRIVE - The invention concerns a propulsion drive (P) with an underwater housing ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233815 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes a drive shaft including a pinion gear arranged at one end of the drive shaft, a first driven gear engaged with the pinion gear, a second driven gear engaged with the pinion gear, a first propeller shaft connected to a second propeller, a second propeller shaft connected to a first propeller, and a shift change mechanism arranged to selectively engage the first driven gear with the second propeller shaft, and to selectively engage the second driven gear with the first propeller shaft and with the second propeller shaft. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233816 | FLUSHING ASSEMBLY FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR - A flushing device that is used to remove salt water and other corrosive agents from the cooling system of an outboard motor. The flushing device includes an earmuff flushing accessory that is attached to the end of an elongate support member and is used to create sealed chambers that surround the end ports of the motor. The elongated member can either be directly coupled to the earmuff flushing accessory or coupled through an elbow extension member to allow for the operation of the device from various positions, including to the side, in front, or from behind the outboard motor. The device is configured so that the flushing liquid flows either directly from the elongated member or through a bent extension member into the earmuff flushing accessory, thereby eliminating the need for various separate components to control the flow of the liquid. The device, therefore, uses a simple design that is both inexpensive to manufacture and effective while eliminating potential sources of failure. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233817 | Swimming Aid Device - The invention relates to a swimming aid that is to be worn on the body and provides floatability. Said swimming aid comprises a dimensionally variable part that can be adjusted to the body size and is provided with a first, detachable closing means, with the aid of which the variable body size adjustment can be made, and at least one buoyancy element. The inventive swimming aid comprises an additional second, detachable closing means that can be detached without modifying the set body size adjustment of the dimensionally variable part. A swimming aid in the form of a jacket and a swimming aid encompassing a supporting belt system are particularly preferred embodiments. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233818 | Oil Transport Pipes - Apparatus for transferring oil between a first facility and a second facility. The apparatus comprises a pipe supported at one end by a floating buoy and decoupling means arranged to decouple movement of the buoy from a substantial portion of the pipe. The decoupling means is generally arranged to support a portion of the pipe adjacent the floating buoy and may comprise, for example, a tether attached to the floating buoy, one or more diverter disks attached onto the length of pipe, a sliding connection or an arrangement of weights and buoys along the length of the pipe. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233819 | ELASTIC NONWOVEN FABRIC AND FIBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM - Problem to be Solved: | 2008-09-25 |
20080233820 | Method of treating burlap - A method for treating fabrics or mats made from sisal, jute, or coir includes the steps of contacting the fabrics or mats with an aqueous suspension of sub-micron particles of a sparingly soluble salt of copper, sparingly soluble salt of zinc, or both so that the sub-micron particles impregnate or adhere onto the fabrics or mats. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233821 | Cellulosic Molded Body, Method For Manufacturing It and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a cellulosic molded body containing a cellulose/clay nanocomposite, wherein the clay component of said nanocomposite comprises a material selected from the group consisting of unmodified hectorite clays and hydrophilically modified hectorite clays. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233822 | Electrical Components and Circuits Constructed as Textiles - Electrical components are formed in a fabric during the weaving process by a series of crossing conductors in the warp and weft fibres of the fabric. Some of the crossing points provide permanent Separation of the crossing conductors, others permanent connection of the crossing conductors and others connection upon the application of pressure to the fabric. The structure provides the possibility of forming a greater range of components and more reliable component characteristics than heretofore possible. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233823 | Gelator-Stabilized Crystalline Resins - A resin composition that is storable at ambient temperatures. The resin composition forms a cured resin when exposed to a curing agent and heated to a curing temperature that is relatively close to ambient temperature. The resin composition includes a resin component that is composed of a liquid part that is made up of one or more liquid thermosetting resins and a solid part that includes particles of one or more solid thermosetting resins. The liquid part further includes a gelation agent that is present in a sufficient amount to maintain the particles in suspension within the liquid part at ambient temperatures. The viscosity of the resin component changes from a high viscosity state to a low viscosity state when the temperature is increased from ambient temperature to the curing temperature. The high viscosity state is substantially more viscous than the low viscosity state. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233824 | Fully elastic nonwoven-film composite - This invention concerns an elastic multilayer composite, comprising an elastic film layer sandwiched between a first elastic nonwoven layer and an optional second elastic nonwoven layer, and a process for making the same. The laminate is stabilized via bonding according to either: adhesive bonding between the film and nonwoven layer(s), direct extrusion lamination of the film to one or more nonwoven layer(s), or attachment of the film to one or more of the nonwoven layers at a plurality of points via thermopoint bonding. This invention also concerns a process for manufacturing an elastic multilayer composite, comprising: bonding under neutral tension or substantially neutral tension at least one elastic film layer to at least one elastic nonwoven layer. This invention also concerns a process for manufacturing an elastic multilayer composite, comprising: bonding under differential tension or stretch at least one elastic film layer to at least one elastic nonwoven layer, where either the film or the nonwoven or both are stretched Further the invention relates to a process whereby the elastic nonwoven(s), the film, the composite or any combination is activated, especially stretch activated, to create or enhance elasticity or the touch of the nonwoven, to create pores in the elastic film, or to soften the composite. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233825 | Articles Including High Modulus Fibrous Material - A composite sheet material including substantially randomly oriented high modulus fibrous material and a nonwoven web of thermoplastic fibrous material is disclosed. The composite sheet material can further include a substantially fluid impervious layer. The resultant composite sheet material can exhibit isotropic physical properties. The isotropic nature of the product can in turn improve the dimensional stability of the product, which can be useful for applications subject to multidirectional stresses, such as roofing membranes exposed to temperature variances. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233826 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a method of producing an organic light emitting device capable of repairing a short-circuit between electrodes. The method includes: forming an organic light emitting device including a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode successively on a substrate, and forming a first sealing layer on the second electrode; removing a short-circuited site of the organic light emitting device by irradiating at least the first sealing layer and the second electrode with a laser in the short-circuited site of the organic light emitting device; and forming a second sealing layer in the short-circuited site which has been removed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233827 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein above is a method for manufacturing a display device, the method including the steps of: forming a transfer layer containing an organic light-emitting material over a support substrate by coating; heat-treating the transfer layer over the support substrate; and thermally transferring the heat-treated transfer layer over a device substrate. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233828 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel including a gas adsorption member is disclosed. An effort of gas adsorption is obtained sufficiently, and the presence of the gas adsorption member avoids problems at an exhausting operation in exhaust-baking step. The plasma display panel includes a pair of plates opposed to each other with an enclosed discharge space in between. The pair of plates refer to a front plate and a back plate, and at least one of the plates has a communication hole, around which the gas adsorption member having a hole is disposed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233829 | Animal or character coin bank - A toy bank in the shape of an animal, doll, or character with an accompanying sound that correlates to the animal, doll, or character when a coin is deposited into the bank is provided according to the invention. The sound is provided by an integrated circuit inside a sound module contained inside the bank that transmits the prerecorded sound bite to a speaker. The sound module is automatically activated when the falling coin applies force against an associated prong that extends partially into the coin slot. Moreover, a clear, transparent collection chamber in the animal or character can allow the child to see the money grow in the bank. A coin counter installed inside the bank for determining the denomination of each inserted coin and showing the cumulative total of the deposited coins on an associated display panel provides further encouragement to the child to continue to deposit coins into the bank. Such a sound, visual accumulation of coins, and coin counter display provide a viscerally fun response to the depositing of coins into the bank, thereby further encouraging the child to save his or her money. By adapting the toy bank to a school mascot or popular entertainment or newsworthy figure with a sound bite to match, the toy bank could appeal to teenagers and adults too. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233830 | Diaphragm-type noise maker/whistling device - The present invention is a novelty item in the form of a noise maker/whistling device designed for the purpose of whistling in a great variety of sounds. It is taken fully into the mouth where it curves smoothly against the roof of the user's mouth. The noise maker is completely concealed from others which adds tremendous surprise. The invention consists of three components that preferably conform to FDA regulations: one or more diaphragm(s), a structural support and a triangular thin round-cornered paper carrier. The diaphragm(s) vibrates when impinged by pulmonary air exhausted by the user. The structural support comprises organic or non-organic material and surrounds the diaphragm(s). The structural support and diaphragm(s) are embodied inside the thin paper carrier. The item also preferably conforms to CPSC and International toy safety laws. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233831 | Motive inflatable display - A motive inflatable display has a first inflatable compartment, a second inflatable compartment, a third inflatable compartment, a blower and a two position and four opening valve. The second inflatable compartment and the third inflatable compartment are mounted on the first inflatable compartment. The blower is connected to the first inflatable compartment to expend the first inflatable compartment. The two position and four opening valve is connected to the inflatable compartments to expand or flatten the inflatable compartments in turn so that the compartments are able to upraise, down, wave and nod. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233832 | Drop and pop toy - “Drop and pop” is a new rubberband-powered plastic pop-up toy. The toy features a unique suction cup delayed-release mechanism. (FIG. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233833 | Transformable Toy and Leg Structure for Toys - The present invention provides a transformable toy with which the user can enjoy the transforming process of the figure of the toy much more than ever. A movable toy includes an assembly composed of a plurality of components. The assembly is mounted onto an upper body of a toy doll to constitute an exterior | 2008-09-25 |
20080233834 | Portable Religious Shrine - A religious display structure includes two or more removably interconnected wall panels forming a freestanding enclosure for accommodating one or more users. Each wall panel includes a 3-dimensional visual image formed on the front surface of the wall panel where the images on all of the wall panels form religious scenery depicting a place of worship for the one or more users. The 3-dimensional visual images of the wall panels include one of still photographic images and video images. In one embodiment, the religious scenery is selected from a church, a chapel, a temple, or a synagogue. In one embodiment, the religious display structure is made of plastic and the structure is made for easy assembly and disassembly. The religious display structure can be used in various settings, such as a home or an office, to provide a place of worship for the user. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233835 | PIN ADAPTER FOR AIR BEARING SURFACE (ABS) LAPPING AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A system for lapping a head on a wafer including at least one head each having an electrical lapping guide (ELG), a plurality of wafer contacts in electrical communication with the ELG, and a closure formed thereon defining a slot in which the wafer contacts are positioned, the system comprising a lapping cable coupled to a testing device, the lapping cable including a plurality of lapping cable contacts extending outwardly therefrom; wherein the lapping cable contacts are removably positionable in electrical communication with the wafer contacts during a lapping process. Additional systems and methods are also presented | 2008-09-25 |
20080233836 | POLISHING COMPOSITION AND POLISHING METHOD - A polishing composition includes more than 0.1% by mass of colloidal silica, and water, and has a pH of 6 or less. The polishing composition has the ability to polish a titanium material at a high stock removal rate. Thus, the polishing composition is suitable for use in applications for polishing a titanium-containing object. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233837 | METHODS OF REMOVING DEFECTS IN SURFACES - Methods of abrading surfaces by rotationally reciprocating abrasive surfaces in contact with the surfaces, abrasive articles for use in rotationally reciprocating tools, and methods of removing defects in a surface, where the methods include sanding using a rotationally reciprocating abrasive surface followed by one or more polishing operations are disclosed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233838 | Substrate treatment method for portion to be coated - A portion to be coated of a workpiece is subjected to substrate treatment by blasting to provide an anchor effect without leaving abrasive grains thereon. A substrate treatment method for a portion to be coated includes ejecting an elastic abrasive onto a portion to be coated of a workpiece to form irregularities with a predetermined surface roughness, thereby providing an anchor effect for a coating to be formed without causing the abrasive grains to be embedded in the surface of the workpiece. The elastic abrasive includes elastic carriers and abrasive grains, particularly, insulating abrasive grains, compounded and dispersed in the base material as an elastic body or carried on surfaces of the base materials by, for example, adhesion. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233839 | Polisher for chemical mechanical planarization - Embodiments of a polisher for chemical mechanical planarization. The polisher includes a polishing pad structure containing a first reactant therein, and a second reactant in a polishing environment over the polishing pad structure. The first reactant and the second reactant react endothermically upon contact when polishing a wafer surface between the polishing pad structure and the polishing environment. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233840 | Method For The Simultaneous Grinding Of A Plurality Of Semiconductor Wafers - Simultaneous double-side grinding of a plurality of semiconductor wafers involves positioning each wafer freely in a cutout of one of plural carriers which rotate on a cycloidal trajectory, wherein the wafers are machined between two rotating ring-shaped working disks, each disk having a working layer of bonded abrasive, wherein the form of the working gap between working layers is determined during grinding and the form of the working area of at least one disk is altered such that the gap has a predetermined form. The wafers, during machining, may temporarily overhang the gap. The carrier is optionally composed only of a first material, or is completely or partly coated with the first material such that during machining only the first material contacts the working layer, and the first material does not reduce the machining ability of the working layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233841 | DISK-SHAPED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The disk-shaped substrate manufacturing method is provided with: generating an air stream downward from an upper area during grinding a disk-shaped substrate in a grinding apparatus; arranging the grinding apparatus on an upper floor face of a floor and arranging water on a lower floor face of the floor, the upper floor face being made of a board having penetration holes or a mesh member, and the lower floor face supporting the upper floor face so as to be located above the lower floor face with a distance; and guiding dust made by the grinding apparatus to the water by use of the air stream. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233842 | DRESSER AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND METHOD OF DRESSING POLISHING PAD - A dresser adapted to a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus is used to perform dressing on a polishing pad for polishing a semiconductor wafer such that a circular-shaped support surface thereof is positioned opposite to and in contact with the polishing surface of the polishing pad. In the dresser, at least three polish retainers having band-like shapes are formed and elongated in radial directions from substantially the center of the support surface so as to form a plurality of sectorial regions. A plurality of parallel portions are formed in parallel with the polish retainer in each sectorial region. A plurality of band-shaped non-polish retainers are formed between the polish retainer and its parallel portion in each sectorial region. The dresser ensures adequate fuzziness of the polishing pad by way of dressing; hence, it is possible to maintain desired polishing performance of the polishing pad for a long time. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233843 | Two-sided surface grinding method and apparatus - In effecting two-sided surface grinding for surface-grinding the opposite surfaces of a workpiece simultaneously by a pair of oppositely disposed grinding wheels, infeed grinding is performed by oscillating the workpiece within the range where the surfaces to be ground of the workpiece do not protrude from the inner and outer peripheries of the grinding wheel surfaces of the grinding wheels, and then through-grinding is performed by feeding the workpiece to allow the surfaces to be ground to pass along the inner and outer peripheries of the grinding wheel surfaces. As an effect, worn wheel edges or the like can be prevented from being formed in the inner and outer peripheral edges, that grinding wheel surfaces can be maintained in proper shape for a prolonged time, that the grinding accuracy is better, and that dress interval can be prolonged, thus improving the life of grinding wheels. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233844 | RETAINER RING AND POLISHING MACHINE - To provide a retainer ring by which an object to be polished can be uniformly polished, and deterioration thereof can be suppressed, and it does not take time to recycle, and a polishing machine having the retainer ring. The retainer ring | 2008-09-25 |
20080233845 | ABRASIVE ARTICLES, ROTATIONALLY RECIPROCATING TOOLS, AND METHODS - Methods of abrading surfaces by rotationally reciprocating abrasive surfaces in contact with the surfaces, abrasive articles for use in rotationally reciprocating tools, and methods of removing defects in a surface, where the methods include sanding using a rotationally reciprocating abrasive surface followed by one or more polishing operations are disclosed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233846 | Hand-Held Power Tool, in Particular a Sander - The invention is based on a hand-held power tool, in particular a sander, having a housing ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233847 | Guide Cart and Power Tool with Guide a Cart - A guide cart for a hand-held power tool with a driven tool has a pivot device that is pivotable between an open position and a fixation position. A fixation elements is provided that releasably secures the power tool on the guide cart. The fixation element is secured on the pivot device. The pivot device has at least one support for supporting a tool of the power tool in the fixation position of the pivot device. The guide cart has a holder for the power tool, wherein holder is provided with a base plate and has at least one lateral guide for the power tool. The pivot device is supported on the base plate. The pivot device and the baseplate together form a C-shaped frame. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233848 | COMPACT ELECTRIC SANDING MACHINE - The present invention particularly relates to a hand-held sanding machine with an outer housing ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233849 | COMPOSITE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR USE IN SANDING AND SANDERS FORMED THEREFROM - A composite support structure for use in sanding and sander includes a rigid plate having a front surface which includes a wall defining a contained surface and a back surface for connection to a handle and a polyfoam layer having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface of the polyfoam is reaction bonded to the front surface of the rigid plate such that the back surface of the polyfoam layer forms within the contained surface and about the wall in a complementary manner thereto and the front surface of the polyfoam layer extends outward from the front surface of the rigid plate and is formed to have a relatively planar surface thereby rendering the composite support structure for removably connecting sandpaper to the back surface of the polyfoam layer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233850 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An abrasive article comprises a porous abrasive member, a nonwoven filter medium, a second nonwoven filter medium, and optionally a porous attachment layer. A plurality of openings in the porous abrasive member cooperates with the first nonwoven filter medium to allow the flow of particles from an outer abrasive surface of the porous abrasive member to the second nonwoven filter medium. Methods of making and using the abrasive articles are included. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233851 | Grinding apparatus - A grinding wheel having a convex grinding surface is attached to a wheel spindle that is contactlessly supported by a casing through a controlled type axial magnetic bearing and controlled type radial magnetic bearings and that is rotated by an electric motor. A groove of a workpiece is ground by causing relative displacement of the casing. After the axial positioning of the casing is performed, the casing is radially displaced. Then, the groove is ground. The stiffness value of the axial magnetic bearing | 2008-09-25 |
20080233852 | Device and Method for Cleaning the Abdominal Cavity in Fish - The present invention concerns a device and method for fine cleaning of fish, where two tools working simultaneously and in opposite direction in the abdominal cavity of a gutted fish are employed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233853 | CARCASS PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - To shorten a long aging time required for meat processing and reducing the viable cell count of a carcass before being cooked, an electric stimulus is imparted by applying an AC voltage via from electrode needles to at least the neck and legs of the meat carcass. The AC voltage is turned on for a time Ton and then turned off for a time Toff, and the application of the voltage is repeated a predetermined number of cycles. The Ton period is not longer than the Toff period, although the first Ton period can be longer than the Toff period. The voltage is not higher than 100V, and the frequency is not higher than the commercial frequency (maximum, 60 Hz). The aging effect is improved by stimulating the entire meat carcass electrically from at most three points. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233854 | CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM DUAL VALVE CONTROL AND MONITORING ARCHITECTURE - The present invention provides a cabin pressure control system that comprises a first outflow valve having a first motor controlled by a first outflow valve controller, the first outflow valve having a first backup motor controlled by a first backup controller. A second outflow valve has a second motor controlled by a second outflow valve controller, the second outflow valve also having a second backup motor controlled by a second backup controller. Upon failure of the first outflow valve controller, the second outflow valve controller controls the first outflow valve via the first backup controller and the first backup motor; and upon failure of the second outflow valve controller, the first outflow valve controller controls the second outflow valve via the second backup controller and the second backup motor. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233855 | Ventilating Cross-Member and Method for Making a Ventilating Cross-Member - The invention concerns a ventilating cross-member, and more precisely it concerns a method for making a ventilating cross-member comprising a metal beam ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233856 | Air conditioner duct - An air conditioner duct connected to a downstream side of an air flow path of a vehicular air conditioning apparatus is provided with an outer pipe portion and an inner pipe portion formed at an inner portion of the outer pipe portion, a first inner end of the inner pipe portion is integrated to an inner peripheral face of the outer pipe portion, an outer peripheral face of a second inner end of the inner pipe portion and an inner peripheral face of the outer pipe portion are separated, a side branch type noise suppressing chamber is defined by the inner peripheral face of the outer pipe portion and the outer peripheral face of the inner pipe portion, and the outer pipe portion is provided with an adjusting portion continuous to an upstream side of an air flow path of the first inner end. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233857 | Air Outlet in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to an air outlet ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233858 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VENTING A CHASSIS - An apparatus, system, and method are provided for venting an enclosure, such as a chassis housing electronic equipment. The method includes receiving, at least one air directing surface, airflow moving in a first direction, the at least one air directing surface being disposed externally from the chassis at a predetermined placement relative to the at least one ventilation surface in a path of the airflow. The at least one air directing surface has a configuration to alter the direction of the airflow between the air directing surface and the at least one ventilation surface. The method also includes redirecting the airflow between the at least one air directing surface and the at least one ventilation surface to at least a second direction using the air directing surface. The predetermined placement and configuration of the at least one air directing surface determine the second direction in which the airflow is discharged, and the second direction is either towards or away from the at least one ventilation surface. Also in the receiving, the airflow is received at least one air directing surface of a bracket configured to attach the chassis to a mounting structure. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233859 | Cold storage doorway with airflow control system and method - A conditioned vestibule, control system, and method are disclosed for use with a cold storage doorway that separates warm and cold sides. A heater warms an air stream discharged across the doorway by the vestibule. A control unit operates the heater to maintain an air stream temperature. The control unit continuously monitors the air stream temperature and operates the heater to maintain the air stream temperature in a non-saturated state based on a humidity ratio. One embodiment calculates first and second temperatures based, respectively, warm and cold side tangent lines to a psychrometric saturation curve and based on the humidity ratio. The tangent lines are based on humidity and temperature sensed on the warm and cold sides. The air stream is warmed to at least the greater of the first and second temperatures. One embodiment controls air flow to adjust the humidity ratio to more efficiently operate the vestibule. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233860 | AIR HANDLING SYSTEM WITH SELF BALANCING AIR ENTRANCE DOOR - A self balancing air handling system for conditioning an interior space includes an air handling unit having an outlet for supplying conditioned air to the space, an entrance providing an access from an exterior space to the interior space, an air plenum surrounding said space, and an inlet for returning air from said plenum to said air handling unit wherein said air handling unit supplies said conditioned air under conditions providing a positive pressure differential at said entrance between the interior space and the exterior space thereby limiting infiltration air into the interior space. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233861 | Vertical Door Fan Shutter - A fan shutter having one end attachable to an exhaust fan and the opposite inlet end having a pair of vertical doors that are biased to close when the fan is off and to open by the force of vacuum when the fan is on. The use of vertical doors prevents the accumulation of dust and dirt on the doors. The vertical doors pivot horizontally in a housing that may have any desired shape, including a tubular shape with a bell mouth. The tubular bell mouth shutter design further provides improved air flow characteristics and decreased stress on the exhaust fan, compared to conventional fan shutters. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233862 | Cover For A Roof Ventilation Vent - A cover for installation onto a roof ventilation vent is provided including a substantially rigid planar base member, at least one side member, and at least one securing member configured with holes adapted to receive fastening elements. The fastening elements are preferably permanently mounted to the building and utilized with corresponding nuts to removably mount the vent cover over the roof ventilation vent. The width, length, and depth of the vent cover are slightly larger than the width, length, and depth of the roof ventilation vent to allow the vent cover to fit over the ventilation vent. The roof ventilation vent cover is designed to removably cover the ventilation vent to prevent a pressure differential, flying debris damage, and water intrusion during hurricanes, to prevent airborne embers from entering during a firestorm, and to protect the vent against accidental paint splatters. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233863 | Method and Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Radio Publicity and/or Broadcasted Programs - Method and apparatus for determining the efficiency of publicity and/or broadcasted programs, according to which, when a TV converter or FM radio is operated, the frequency of the broadcast channel received at the moment is determined either directly from the TV converter or FM radio display or by extracting the LO frequency of the TV converter or FM radio. The frequency is transformed to a digital word and when the information as to the amount of watching and listening of a given publicity and/or broadcasted program or publicities is desired, a request for the information is sent and when received, the memorized digital words corresponding to the frequency of the broadcast channel received at the moment is transmitted | 2008-09-25 |
20080233864 | Method And System For Integrated Bluetooth Transceiver, FM Transmitter And FM Receiver - An integrated circuit may enable transmission and reception of Bluetooth signals as well as FM signals. One or more clock signals may be generated via a phase-locked loop and may be utilized to enable Bluetooth transmission and reception. Bluetooth clock signals and frequency control words may be utilized by a direct digital frequency synthesizer to generate FM carrier signals that enable FM reception as well as digitally modulated signals for FM transmission. FM reception and transmission may be time division duplex. Frequency control words may be adjusted to compensate for variations in the Bluetooth clock signal frequency for FM carrier signals used in FM reception. Moreover, frequency control words may be adjusted to modulate a signal about the frequency of an FM carrier for transmission. Each of the Bluetooth clock signals, carrier signals and modulated signals comprise an in-phase component and a quadrature-phase component. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233865 | MULTI-BEAM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of flexibly allocating capacity in a satellite coverage area, comprising establishing a frequency reuse pattern of at least two interleaved sets of cells, assigning a polarization to each set of cells, such that adjacent sets of cells alternate in orthogonal polarization, flexibly assigning satellite transmit power to at least one cell, flexibly assigning frequency and bandwidth to at least one cell, and moving frequencies, bandwidths, and satellite transmit power among the cells within each set, independently of the other sets, ensuring that at all times no two adjacent cells within a given set share a common frequency. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233866 | SATELLITE AIDED LOCATION TRACKING AND DATA SERVICES USING GEOSYNCHRONOUS AND LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES - A system and method for satellite aided location tracking and data services using geosynchronous (GEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. In one embodiment, a mobile terminal is designed for communication with both GEO and LEO satellites. This dual satellite functionality enables the asset tracking service to provide service across international service areas without hardware modification or reconfiguration of the mobile terminal device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING A SINGLE ANTENNA FOR FREQUENCY MODULATION (FM) RECEPTION OR FM TRANSMISSION AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) - Aspects of a method and system for sharing a single antenna for frequency modulation (FM) transmission or FM reception, and near field communication (NFC) are presented. Aspects of a system may include at least one circuit that enables, via a single antenna, simultaneous transmission of an FM signal and transmission of an NFC signal or reception of an NFC signal. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233868 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING A SINGLE ANTENNA FOR FREQUENCY MODULATION (FM) TRANSMIT OR FM RECEIVE, AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICAITON (NFC) - Aspects of a method and system for sharing a single antenna for frequency modulation (FM) transmission or FM reception, and near field communication (NFC) are presented. Aspects of a system may include at least one circuit that enables, via a single antenna, transmission of an FM signal or reception of an FM signal, and simultaneous transmission of an NFC signal or reception of an NFC signal. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233869 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE-CHIP FM TUNING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE ANTENNAS - Aspects of a method and system for a single-chip FM tuning system for transmit and receive antennas may include in a frequency-modulation (FM) radio system comprising an integrated FM radio transmitter and FM radio receiver: receiving via a receive antenna for the FM radio system a radio-frequency (RF) signal transmitted from a transmit antenna of the radio transmitter. A frequency response of said receive antenna and/or a frequency response of said transmit antenna may be adjusted based on said received RF signal. The frequency response of the receive antenna and/or the transmit antenna may be adjusted dynamically, autonomously, sequentially and/or simultaneously. The receive antenna and/or the transmit antenna may be adjusted via a programmable filter, which may comprise inductive and capacitive components. The programmable filter may comprise a programmable array of inductors and/or a programmable array of capacitors. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233870 | Adapter and Method for Wireless Transfer of Memory Card Contents - The invention relates to an adapter ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080233871 | Method and System For Bluetooth, Near Field Communication And Simultaneous FM Transmission and Reception Functions - Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may comprise generating a first signal to enable transmission and/or reception of Bluetooth signals, and clocking direct digital frequency synthesizers (DDFSs) via the first signal to enable simultaneous transmission and reception of FM and NFC signals. The first signal may be generated via a Bluetooth LOGEN or PLL, and may comprise in-phase and quadrature components. The frequency of the first signal may be within the range of 2.4 GHz to 2.483 GHz, or mixed to result in a frequency within the same range. Control word inputs may be generated to control the DDFSs, and may be adjusted to compensate for changes in frequency of the first signal. Simultaneous NFC transmission and reception may be simulated by switching the control word inputs between a plurality of values in successive time intervals to perform time division duplexing, and may occur at different frequencies. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233872 | Method and System for Clocking FM Transmit FM Receive, and Near Field Communication Functions Using DDFS - Methods and systems for clocking FM transmit, FM receive and near field communication functions using DDFS are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include generating a Bluetooth signal that may comprise, for example, I and Q components, or Bluetooth local oscillator (LO) signals, for use in Bluetooth communication. One of the two Bluetooth LO signals may then be used by a DDFS to generate I and Q LO signals for FM reception and/or transmission. One of the I and Q LO signals for FM communication may be used by another DDFS to generate at least one LO signal for near field communication (NFC) transmission and/or reception. While the Bluetooth LO signal may vary in frequency as Bluetooth frequency hopping occurs, the FM LO signals may remain constant for a specific channel frequency. Similarly, while the FM LO signals may be changed to tune to different FM channels, the NFC LO signals may remain at a constant frequency. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233873 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS FM TRANSMIT AND FM RECEIVE FUNCTIONS USING AN INTEGRATED BLUETOOTH LOCAL OSCILLATOR GENERATOR (LOGEN) - Aspects of a method and system for enabling simultaneous FM transmitter and FM receiver functions using an integrated Bluetooth Local Oscillator Generator (LOGEN). A Bluetooth® LOGEN may be utilized to generate Bluetooth® signal that comprise (I) and (Q) components for use in Bluetooth® communication. The Bluetooth® LOGEN may then be utilized by a DDFS to generate FM radio (I) and (Q) signals for FM radio reception. The Bluetooth® LOGEN may also be utilized by a second DDFS to generate FM radio (I) and (Q) signals for FM radio reception. The Bluetooth® signals may be kept at the same frequency, or reduced in frequency, for use in clocking the DDFS. A frequency word may also be utilized to clock the two DDFS. The outputs of each DDFS may be a constant frequency while the inputs to each DDFS may vary in frequency. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A BLUETOOTH PLL TO DRIVE FM TRANSMIT, FM RECEIVE, BLUETOOTH, AND NFC FUNCTIONS - Aspects of a method and system for using a Bluetooth® PLL/LO to drive FM Transmit, FM Receive, Bluetooth, and NFC functions. A Bluetooth® PLL/LO may be utilized to generate Bluetooth® signal that comprise I and Q components for use in Bluetooth® communication. The Bluetooth® signals may then be utilized by a DDFS to generate FM radio I and Q signals for FM radio reception and/or transmission. The Bluetooth® signals may also be utilized by a second DDFS to generate signals for near field communication (NFC) transmission and/or reception. The Bluetooth® signals may be kept at the same frequency, or reduced in frequency, for use in clocking the DDFS. A frequency word may also be utilized to clock the DDFS. The outputs of each DDFS may be a constant frequency while the inputs to each DDFS may vary in frequency. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233875 | Method and System for Collaborative Coexistence of Bluetooth and WIMAX - Methods and systems for collaborative coexistence of Bluetooth and WiMax are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include a packet traffic arbiter (PTA) in a mobile terminal that arbitrates among requests to transmit from one or more communication devices collocated in the mobile terminal. The communication devices may comprise, for example, a WLAN communication device, a WiMax communication device, and/or a Bluetooth communication device. The arbitration may be based on, for example, whether a packet will be received by one of the plurality of collocated communication devices at a time of transmission of the present data packet and/or a priority for data to be transmitted. An exemplary scenario may be where a Bluetooth headset may be used for communication over a WiMax voice connection. One arbitration method may comprise allowing the WiMax packet to be transmitted, and replacing the received Bluetooth packet with data indicating silence. Another method may comprise not allowing transmission of the present WiMax packet. Rather, the present WiMax packet and a subsequent WiMax packet may e transmitted at the next transmission period. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233876 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING AN AUDIO PROCESSOR IN AN INTEGRATED FM RADIO AND BLUETOOTH SYSTEM - Aspects of a method and system for sharing an audio processor in an integrated FM and Bluetooth system are provided. In this regard, the shared audio processor may be enabled to process Bluetooth audio signals and/or FM audio signals. The shared audio processor may enable A/D conversion, D/A conversion, and/or conversion between digital audio formats. The shared audio processor may process signals from a FM radio receiver, a Bluetooth receiver, a FM radio transmitter, and/or a Bluetooth transmitter. The shared audio processor may process analog and/or digital signals, and may process encoded signals. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233877 | METHOD OF CONNECTING A BLUETOOTH HEADPHONE TO BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A method of connecting a Bluetooth headphone to Bluetooth communications devices includes paring; initializing the Bluetooth headphone comprising creating a table having a first column of rfcomm channel associated with the Bluetooth communications device and a second column of instance corresponding to the rfcomm channel, setting a HS or HF mode of Bluetooth, and causing the Bluetooth headphone to be ready; and connection establishment which, in one embodiment, is initiated by one Bluetooth communications device by checking data, establishing an instance associated with one Bluetooth communications device, establishing a corresponding rfcomm channel, filling the rfcomm channel and the instance in the table, and establishing a connection of one Bluetooth communications device and the Bluetooth headphone. | 2008-09-25 |
20080233878 | Radio System and Radio Communication Device - There are provided a radio system and a radio communication device capable of removing a phase noise superimposed on a reception signal and a phase noise generated in the system of a reception radio unit. In this system, a radio transmission device ( | 2008-09-25 |